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How hard is it to decarbonise the construction of new homes?
More than 60% of a new home’s total carbon footprint is emitted before the new owner walks over the threshold. The Future Homes Hub has published an initial decarbonisation plan to tackle the issue. What is in it and will it make a difference?
What the Lower Thames Crossing and Euston station projects say about the government’s private finance plans
The government has said it will fund the giant Euston station and Lower Thames Crossing schemes using private finance. With the Treasury mulling a broader injection of private capital into public projects, Joey Gardiner examines how ministers are going about it – and the prospects for success
Key talking points from UKREiiF 2025
Building safety regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year’s gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
What would a new generation of PFI mean for construction?
Browne Jacobson partner Craig Elder boils down some of the issues discussed at last week’s meeting of the Public Accounts Committee as the government considers launching a new generation of PFI to pay for its 10-year infrastructure programme
From the archives: Aftermath of the Bishopsgate bombing, 1993
Building reports forgotten plan for 80-storey Foster & Partners-designed tower to replace NatWest following IRA bomb which killed one and damaged 155 buildings in the heart of the City
‘It will take time’ … WSP’s head of structures on industry gender parity, juggling work and life and going to the Palace
Claire Gott has been at WSP since 2010 after graduating from university. She’s now in charge of the firm’s structures business in the UK
‘We’re like the Borrowers, nobody knows we’re here’ … How Sisk plans to build Man City a new stand without the fans noticing
The Irish contactor has been busy working behind the scenes at the Etihad. This summer the team will finally get their time on the pitch - and will have to make it count
International construction cost comparison 2025
International construction cost trends as the world reacts to US tariffs amid persistent inflation and high borrowing costs
More space, more clarity, more welcoming and accessible: The Sainsbury Wing transformed
Ben Flatman explores the remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing and asks what is lost when a celebrated postmodern building is updated to make it more welcoming and accessible
PFI: Do the numbers add up?
With the government understood to be considering reinstating a form of private financing to pay for public infrastructure ahead of the launch of its 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy next month, Joey Gardiner weighs up whether reigniting PFI would be a good idea
‘It’s time to go when the projects you worked on are being redone …’ Core Five’s James Clark on Davis Langdon, starting afresh and why he’s off to see the world
The joint founder of one of the firms that emerged out of Davis Langdon’s sale to Aecom talks to Dave Rogers about that deal, why it was the making of many and the importance of taking nothing for granted
Looking to Europe in the face of global uncertainty: Andy Hay explains Hollis’s plans for growth
The consultancy’s chief executive is confident that the sustainability agenda in northern Europe holds the key to the future despite Trump’s war on climate change policies. Carl Brown reports
Mission accomplished: University completes test drive towards net zero carbon building standard
A small robotics laboratory is one of the pilot projects for the NZCBS. It features straw-insulated walls and a UK-sourced timber frame and shows what net zero buildings might look like after 2030. Thomas Lane reports
‘You’re operating in the grey space, making decisions with a lot of unknowns’: Katy Dowding on two years at the top of Skanska UK
The firm’s president and CEO took the helm at a turbulent time for the country and for contractors. She tells Chloe McCulloch about her leadership style, her rejigged executive team and how industry and government can deliver more with less if they work together.
‘The government’s pro-development agenda is really helpful overall’: HBF boss Neil Jefferson on delivering through economic turbulence
Neil Jefferson has been chief executive of the HBF since last July, when he was promoted from managing director
1.5 million homes and counting: what architect and planner Jas Bhalla thinks comes next
Ben Flatman speaks to Jas Bhalla – architect, planner and founder of Jas Bhalla Works – about building a practice rooted in long-term thinking
‘Infrastructure could do with a bit of love’: dRMM’s Jonas Lencer on the Silvertown Tunnel portal buildings
Tom Lowe speaks to the practice’s director about why the overlooked parts of public infrastructure deserve a fresh perspective
‘We listen and we build from there’ – Orms: designing architecture that responds to a changing world
Ben Flatman speaks to John McRae and new director Miranda MacLaren about how Orms is evolving as a practice
Gen Zs and millennials: what they really want from employers in the built environment
A panel of younger professionals came to our Good Employer Guide Live event last month. Here they feed back on what they look for when applying for jobs and how employers can retain talent long term
From the archives: the construction of Waterloo International, 1992
Source: Jo Reid and John Peck Nicholas Grimshaw’s Waterloo International station
Designing from first principles: Inside David Kohn Architects’ Gradel Quadrangles
A major expansion for one of Oxford’s oldest colleges reimagines the logic of the quadrangle with a theatrical, landscape-first ensemble shaped by dialogue and detail
How Everton built their new stadium in just five years (Manchester United take note)
The first test event to demonstrate that the stadium meets safety standards was held in February. A second one was held in March with the third and final event, which will feature a capacity crowd, will take place later this year before the season starts ...
Market forecast: Why viability is tight for construction projects in the UK
Global uncertainty, combined with domestic regulatory change, a fragile demand outlook and expectations around inflation are combining to create tricky conditions. It’s a finely balanced equation with many moving parts. Pablo Cristi Worm of Aecom reports
Is PFI about to stage a comeback?
As part of Building’s new Funding the Future series, Joey Gardiner considers the chances of an unlikely renaissance for the much-maligned initiative
How do we fund the future? How Building’s new initiative will look at options for financing public projects
Building’s new Funding the Future campaign kicks off today, looking at how to bridge the gap between what the government wants to build and the money it has to pay for its ambitions. In this first piece, Joey Gardiner explains how a key stream within the campaign will examine the ...
Is a Swiss lift shaft-building robot the future of construction?
In central London, a robot called Emma is being used to make the gruelling job of building lift shafts faster, safer and more precise. Tom Lowe visits the site of Skanska’s 105 Victoria Street to see if the device is all it’s cracked up to be
Cost model: Incorporating sustainability in purpose-built student accommodation
Private investment is driving change, and meeting sustainability demands within strict time, cost and labour limitations is the challenge
Max headroom: How floor jacking could give old buildings a new lease of life
Extending the building wasn’t an option as it is hemmed in above, below and on all four sides
‘We tried and we tried and we very nearly got there’: Osborne’s finance chief on the company’s collapse – and lessons the industry can learn
A year ago, the contractor went into administration after nearly 60 years in business. Pete Duff tells Dave Rogers what happened and what needs to change
Open Doors: aspiring engineers visit HS2’s Old Oak Common Station
Students from a Berkshire college got a close-up view of the largest station development in HS2’s project pipeline as part of Build UK’s recruitment initiative
Why most new homes are still being built to old standards
Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? Tom Lowe reports
My route into construction … Rob Willden, cost manager at Linesight
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
‘I’m here as a change agent’ – Bam’s construction boss on Co-op Live, doing the right things and… dealing with snakes
Australian Kim Sides took up the hot seat at the £800m contractor a year ago. She tells Dave Rogers how things have gone so far
‘We rode out the storm’: Adjaye Associates upbeat after ‘worst year that any architecture firm could have gone through’
Practice makes loss of £720,000 after one-off £1.4m tax payment but describes drop in revenue as a “blip”
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5 minutes with … Amy Koerbel at AESG
The firm’s new director of facades on challenging convention, the importance of accountability, her work on the Serpentine pavilions and making the most of long days
5 minutes with … Tony Hayes at Linesight
The cost consultancy’s director of project management on starting out as a joiner, his mentoring work and his admiration for the ancient Egyptians
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